Aug 17 Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools By Michael Kunzelman, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press In their Supreme Court brief, the families' attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state. Continue reading
Aug 17 Supreme Court again denies Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction during appeal By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work. Continue reading
Aug 05 They lost their work permits and their legal status. Returning to Haiti is still 'unimaginable' By Maria Ramirez Uribe Approximately 350,000 Haitians and Syrians who have remade their lives in the United States are now at a crossroads. Their work permits and legal status have expired, yet their home countries haven’t recovered from the crises that drove them to… Continue reading
Aug 03 Supreme Court won't halt $656 million judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel. Continue reading
Aug 03 25 states sue over Trump administration's latest tariffs, citing Supreme Court ruling By Paul Wiseman, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump administration races to rebuild tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of Trump’s tariffs in February. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:56 Supreme Court justices make case for more security funding By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress as the nation’s highest court looks to increase security funding in the wake of threats. It’s the first time Supreme Court justices have appeared before Congress since 2019. Continue watching
Jul 13 WATCH: Justices Kagan and Barrett testify on Supreme Court budget, security By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. Continue reading